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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: r .. . -.. PEE.ROZ, A JOKEEA SOLDIER . covered that the shots had been fired in the direction of Mecca, which rendered success impossible. The practice was continued from an opposite point of the compass, but with equally bad success. We were vastly amazed at this trait of superstition, and at the crest-fallen looks of the mountaineers, who had been boasting loudly of their skill; but all Sindians are given to gasconade: if a dozen people live together, they call their dwelling a city (shuhur), and if eight or ten of our party moved about any where they were designated an army (lushkur). Besides these Jokeeas, our only escort in this lengthened journey consisted of a dozen Arabs, and six Myanas or plunderers from Cutch. Accompanied by these children of the desert and the mountaineers of Sinde, we saw no foes. The constitution of such a guard affords some subject for reflection as to the state of British influence in India. At Tatta many Moollas visited us; and brought, on our inquiring for them, various books for sale: among the volumes I found the Chuch-namu, and Toohfut aol Kiramee, both histories of Sinde: but the major part of their stores consisted of commentaries on the Koran, prayer-books and poetry, though I doubt not that a diligent search here would be well rewarded. Our principal guide was one Mirza Gool Mahomed, a scion of the great MirzaEesa Toorkhanee, and who, though poverty-stricken, yet possessed furmans of Shah Jehan. Literature in this region has decayed with commerce and population. During our stay the eed, or festival at the termination of Ramazan, occurred; and the whole assemblage at the place of public prayers did not exceed 2000 souls. No Hindoo ventures out on such an occasion in Sinde; and this exhibition, as well as subseque...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217185257 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217185258 |
| Weight | 0.70 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.48 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 212 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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